The winter of 1979 started brewing in January with numerous deaths in the Northern U.S., the Midwest and Europe attributed to record snowfalls and sustained zero and subzero temperatures. Continue reading
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Fleming Gent was born March 1, 1843 in Ohio. He must have been orphaned early on in life because the first census record that I was able to find on him was when he was aged 8 Continue reading
For 50 years, Marion Mayor Robert Butler has kept watch over his beloved city. For decades to come, a monument to his faithful service will continue to stand guard on the town square. Continue reading
Charles Andrew Gent was born March 1, 1865 at Tunnel Hill in Johnson County, Illinois. Continue reading
This list shows the locations and numbers of licensed vehicles in Southern Illinois cities in the period from 1907 to early 1909 as taken from an Illinois Secretary of State Report. I defined Southern Illinois to be defined as a line parallel to the Alton area. There were a total of 10,799 licensed automobiles in the State of Illinois. Continue reading